EP2763280B1 - Non-contact power supply device - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a non-contact power supply device.
- Patent Document 1 A previously proposed non-contact power supply device in which a serial capacitor is connected to a primary winding driven by means of an alternating current power supply, a parallel capacitor is connected to a secondary winding, and values of these capacitors are set on a basis of a mathematical equation disclosed in Patent Document 1 described below so that this transformer is substantially equivalent to an ideal transformer is known (Patent Document 1).
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent No. 4,644,827
- Document WO 2010/131732 A1 discloses a contactless electricity-supplying device which comprises primary and secondary windings, an impedance characteristic Z1 and an impedance characteristic Z2. Electric power is supplied from the primary winding by an alternating current supply to the secondary winding.
- the impedance characteristic Z1 is relative to a frequency and has a maximum in a vicinity of a frequency of fundamental wave component.
- the impedance characteristic Z2 is relative to the frequency and has the frequency of the fundamental wave component between a frequency that has a maximum nearest to the frequency of the fundamental wave component and a frequency that has a minimum nearest to the frequency of the fundamental wave component.
- Document US 2010/0033156 A1 discloses a non-contact power feeder for supplying power by electromagnetic induction for a primary winding driven by an AC power supply to a secondary winding disposed with an air gap between the primary winding.
- the feeder further comprises a series capacitor connected in series with one of the primary winding and a the secondary winding.
- a parallel capacitor is connected in parallel with the other one of the primary winding and the secondary winding.
- an object of the present invention to provide a non-contact power supply device which suppresses a reduction of the power factor even when the coupling coefficient is varied.
- an impedance characteristic of Z1 with respect to a frequency is such that a minimal value is provided in the proximity of a frequency of a fundamental wave component of an alternating current power supply and another impedance characteristic of Z2 with respect to the frequency is such that the frequency of the fundamental wave component of the alternating current power supply is provided between the frequency which is nearest to the frequency of the fundamental wave component and at which a maximal value is provided and the frequency which is nearest to the frequency of the fundamental wave component and at which a minimal value is provided.
- a variation width of a phase of the impedance viewed from an output side of the alternating current power supply with respect to the fundamental wave frequency (f 0 ) is small. As a consequence of this, a reduction in a power factor can be suppressed.
- non-contact power supply device As an example of a non-contact power supply device in the preferred embodiment, the non-contact power supply device used together with a vehicle battery and a power load of an electric automotive vehicle or so forth will be described below.
- Fig. 1 shows an electrical circuit diagram of a non-contact power supply device in a first preferred embodiment.
- the non-contact power supply device in this embodiment includes: a high-frequency alternating current power supply 6; a non-contact (or contactless) power supply section 10 performing a non-contact (contactless) power supply for an electric power outputted from high-frequency alternating current power supply 6; and a load section 7 to which an electric power is supplied by means of non-contact power supply section 10.
- High-frequency alternating current power supply 6 includes: a three-phase alternating current power supply 64; a rectifier 61 rectifying a three-phase alternating current into a direct current; and a voltage type inverter 63 connected to rectifier 61 to inversely convert the rectified current to a high-frequency electric power.
- Rectifier 61 connected so that three of diode rays in parallel to one another, one diode ray being diodes 61a, 61b, a middle diode ray being diodes 61c, 61d, and a third diode ray being diodes 61e, 61f. An intermediate point of each ray is connected to an output of three phase alternating current power supply 64.
- Voltage type inverter 63 includes; a serial circuit of a switching element 63a having a a power transistor such as a MOSFET and a inversely connected diode, the serial circuit of switching element 63b; and another serial circuit of another switching element 63b having the power transistor such as a MOSFET and an inversely connected diode, a second serial circuit of the switching element 63c having the power transistor such as the MOSFET and the diode; and another serial circuit having the same connection diagram with switching element 61d and the inversely connected diode. Voltage type inverter 63 is connected to rectifier 61 via a smoothing capacitor 62.
- An intermediate connection point between switching elements 63a and 63b and intermediate connection point between switching elements 63c and 63d are connected to a power transmission circuit section 100 which is a primary side of non-contact power supply device 10.
- Voltage type inverter 63 supplies the alternating current electric power to non-contact power supply section 100 having an alternating current power of approximately several kHz through 100 kHz.
- Non-contact power supply section 10 includes: a power transmitting circuit section 100 which is an input of a transformer; and a power receiving section 200 which is an output side of the transformer.
- Power transmission circuit 100 includes: a primary winding 101 and a capacitor (C 1s ) 102 connected in parallel to secondary winding 201; and another capacitor (C 2s ) 203 serially connected to a parallel circuit of secondary winding 201 and capacitor 202.
- Load section 7 includes: a rectifying section 71 which rectifies the alternating current electric power supplied by means of non-contact power supply section 10 to the direct current; and a load 72 connected to rectifying section 71.
- Rectifying section 71 is arranged such that a serial circuit of diodes 71a and 71b is connected in parallel to another serial circuit of other diodes 71c and 71d. Their intermediate connection points are connected to the outputs of power receiving circuit section 200. Then, the output of rectifier 71 is connected to load 72.
- Figs. 2 and 3 are used to explain a case where the non-contact power supply device shown in Fig. 1 is prepared at the vehicle and at a parking lot of the vehicle and to explain a relationship between a coupling coefficient ( ⁇ ) between primary winding 101 and secondary winding 201.
- power receiving section 200 including secondary winding 200 and load section 7 are, for example, installed in the vehicle and power transmission circuit section 100 including primary winding 101 and high-frequency wave alternating current power supply 6 are, for example, installed on a parking lot as an earth side.
- load section 72 corresponds to, for example, a secondary cell.
- Secondary winding 201 is, for example, equipped in a chassis of the vehicle. Then, a driver of the vehicle parks on the parking lot such that secondary winding 201 becomes an upper part of primary winding 101 so that the electric power is supplied from primary winding 101 to secondary winding 201 and the secondary cell included in load 72 is charged.
- Figs. 2a and 2b are a plan view of primary winding 101 and secondary winding 201 and a perspective view of primary winding 101 and secondary winding 201.
- X axis and Y axis are plane surface direction of primary winding of primary winding 101 and secondary winding 201 and Z axis denotes a height direction.
- a) shows the plan view of primary winding 101 and secondary winding 201
- b) shows the perspective view of secondary winding 201
- c) shows the perspective view of primary winding 101.
- both of primary winding and secondary winding are circular and the mutually same shape. However, it is not always necessary to form these shapes in the circular shape. It is not always necessary to form the same shapes as primary winding 101 and secondary winding 201.
- the vehicle may be parked on the parking lot so that secondary winding 201 is made coincident with primary winding 101 in the X axis direction and the Y axis direction in the X axis and Y axis directions.
- secondary winding 201 is made coincident with primary winding 101 in the X axis direction and the Y axis direction in the X axis and Y axis directions.
- a relative position may often be deviated in the plane direction.
- a height between primary winding 101 and secondary winding 201 is different from the height of the vehicle.
- Fig. 3 shows a variation of a coupling coefficient with respect to secondary winding 201 in the X axis (Y axis) and Z axis directions shown in Figs. 2a and 2b .
- a leakage of magnetic flux between primary winding 101 and secondary winding 201 is small so that the value of X axis in Fig. 3 corresponds to zero and coupling coefficient ⁇ becomes large.
- Fig. 4a shows a current characteristic with respect to time and a voltage characteristic with respect to time.
- a graph a denotes a voltage characteristic.
- a graph b denotes a current characteristic when the power factor is 0.85 with respect to the voltage characteristic of graph a.
- a graph c denotes a current characteristic in a case where the power factor is set to 0.5 with respect to the voltage characteristic of graph a. It should be noted that the current characteristics of graph b and graph c are waveforms in which only the phases are different with the mutually same amplitudes.
- Fig. 4a shows a current characteristic with respect to time and a voltage characteristic with respect to time.
- a graph a denotes a voltage characteristic.
- a graph b denotes a current characteristic when the power factor is 0.85 with respect to the voltage characteristic of graph a.
- a graph c denotes a current characteristic in a case where the power factor is set to 0.5 with respect to the voltage characteristic of graph a. It should be
- FIG. 4b shows an electric power characteristic with respect to time, a1 in Fig. 4b being an instantaneous power characteristic when the power factor is set to 0.85 and shows the electric power characteristic of taking a product between a voltage of graph a in Fig. 4a and a current of graph b in Fig. 4a .
- Graph b1 is a characteristic graph of an instantaneous electric power characteristic when the power factor is 0.5 and an electric power waveform of a product taken between the voltage in graph a in Fig. 4a and the current of graph c.
- Graph b2 is an average electric power characteristic when the power factor is set to 0.5.
- a negative part of the instantaneous electric power corresponds to an electric power not consumed by load 72.
- the negative part of the instantaneous electric power may be reduced.
- the reactive power when the power factor is set to 0.85 is smaller than the reactive power when the power factor is set to 0.5.
- an average electric power when the power factor is set to 0.85 is higher than the average electric power in a case where the power factor is set to 0.6. That is to say, the magnitudes of the input current to non-contact power supply section 10 and the input voltage to non-contact power supply section 10 are the same, the larger power factor can make the effective electric power larger.
- Fig. 5a shows characteristics of the instantaneous electric power and the average electric power with respect to time.
- a graph a1 shows the characteristic of the instantaneous electric power in a case where power factor is set to 0.85.
- a graph a2 shows the characteristic of the average electric power in a case where the power factor is set to 0.85.
- a graph b1 denotes the current characteristic in a case where the power factor is set to 0.5 with respect to the voltage characteristic of graph a. It should be noted that, even in a case of Fig. 5b , the average electric power in a case where the power factor is set to 0.85 and the average electric power in a case where the power factor is set to 0.5 are mutually the same.
- the power supply size (namely, a capacity) of high-frequency alternating current power supply 6 is calculated as voltage X current.
- the current in a case where the power factor is set to 0.5 is larger than the current in a case where the power factor is set to 0.85.
- the power supply size in a case where the power factor is set to 0.5 is larger than the power supply size in a case where the power factor is set to 0.85.
- this embodiment can, as will be described hereinbelow, provide the non-contact power supply device which suppresses the reduction in the power factor even in a case where the coupling coefficient ( ⁇ ) is varied.
- Fig. 6 is a circuit block diagram of non-contact power supply section 10 of the non-contact power supply device in this embodiment.
- a left side of Fig. 6 corresponds to an input side and the alternating current power supply side and a right side of Fig. 6 corresponds to an output side and the load 72 side.
- an inductance of primary winding is L 1
- an inductance of secondary winding 201 is L 2
- an electrical capacitance of capacitor 102 is C 2s
- an electrical capacitance of capacitor 202 is C 2p
- an electrical capacitance of capacitor 203 is C 2s .
- a fundamental wave frequency (f 0 ) is set in the proximity to a resonance frequency (f 1 ) of an impedance (Z 1 ) of the primary side, and fundamental wave frequency (f 0 ) is set between one resonance frequency (f 2 ) of the secondary side and the fundamental wave frequency (f 0 ) is set between a resonance frequency (f 2 ) of an impedance (Z2) of the secondary side and a resonance frequency (f 3 ) thereof.
- Fig. 7 shows a primary side (a transmission side) circuit from among the circuit of Fig. 6 and Z1 is the impedance of only the primary side viewed from alternating current power supply side 64 when the coupling coefficient ( ⁇ ) is set to zero.
- the circuit at the primary side includes the resonance circuit by means of primary winding 101 and secondary winding 201 and the resonance frequency of the resonance circuit gives f 1 .
- the impedance characteristic (Z1) is circuit designed to provide a minimal value at resonance frequency (f 1 ).
- Fundamental wave frequency (f 0 ) of alternating current power supply 64 is predetermined in accordance with the power supply used for the non-contact power supply device.
- Fig. 8 shows an impedance characteristic of the circuit only at the primary side of Fig. 7 .
- Fig, 8 shows a graph representing an absolute value characteristic of the impedance at the primary side circuit with respect to the frequency.
- the resonance frequency (f 1 ) of the impedance (Z1) corresponds to a frequency at which a minimal value of the impedance characteristic indicates.
- the fundamental wave frequency (f 0 ) is located in the proximity of resonance frequency (f 1 ) and circuit designed to satisfy the condition of equation 1.
- Fig.9 shows a parallel circuit between secondary winding 201 and capacitor 202 from among a secondary side (receiving side) circuit and Z2 denotes an impedance of only the secondary side viewed from the load side 72 when the coupling coefficient ( ⁇ ) is zeroed (zero value).
- the circuit at the secondary side includes: a first resonance circuit having secondary winding 201 and capacitor 202; and a second resonance circuit having capacitor 202 and capacitor 203. Then, suppose that the resonance frequency of the first resonance circuit is f 3 , the resonance frequency of the second resonance circuit is f 2 , the resonance frequency (f 3 ) is higher than the resonance frequency (f 2 ). Then, the circuit design is set such that the impedance characteristic (Z2) provides the resonance frequency (f 2 ) with the minimal value and the resonance frequency (f 3 ) with the maximal value.
- Equation 5 1 2 ⁇ L 2 C 2 s + C 2 p ⁇ 1 2 ⁇ L 1 C 1 s ⁇ 1 2 ⁇ L 2 C 2 p
- Fig. 10 An absolute value characteristic of the impedance of the circuit at the secondary side of Fig. 9 is shown in Fig. 10 . It should be noted that the impedance characteristic of Fig. 10 shows the absolute value characteristic graph of the impedance of Z2. As shown in Fig. 10 , the impedance characteristic of Z2 provides the minimal value at the resonance frequency (f 2 ) and provides the maximal value at the resonance frequency (f 3 ).
- the absolute value characteristic of impedance (Z2) is such that the minimal value is provided at the resonance frequency (f 2 ) and the maximal value is provided at the resonance frequency (f 3 ). Then, under the condition satisfying equation (5), the circuit design is carried out.
- Fig. 11a shows an input impedance (Zin) characteristic with respect to the frequency in non-contact power supply section 10
- Fig. 11b shows a phase ( ⁇ ) characteristic with respect to the frequency therein.
- the input impedance is the impedance of non-contact power supply section 10 as viewed from alternating current power supply 64 side in a case of a predetermined coupling coefficient ( ⁇ ).
- Graphs a in Figs. 11a and 11b denote the characteristics in a case of the coupling coefficient of ( ⁇ 1), graphs b in Figs.
- 11a and 11b denote the characteristics in a case of the coupling coefficient of ( ⁇ 2)
- graph c denotes the characteristic in a case of the coupling coefficient of ( ⁇ 3). It should be noted that the value of ⁇ 1 is a largest, the value of ⁇ 2 is the second largest, and the value of ⁇ 3 is a smallest.
- the input impedance (Zin) takes the maximal value at the fundamental wave frequency so that the input impedance at the fundamental wave frequency can be made large.
- the phase characteristic is approximately zero degree at the fundamental wave frequency. Therefore, even if the coupling coefficient ( ⁇ ) is varied, the power factor can be maintained in the proximity of 1.
- the impedance characteristic of Z1 with respect to the frequency has the minimal value in the proximity of the frequency (f 0 ) of the fundamental wave component of alternating current power supply 64 and the impedance characteristic of Z2 with respect to the frequency has the frequency (f 0 ) between the frequency (f 3 ) which is nearest to frequency (f 0 ) and takes the maximal value and has the frequency (f2) which is nearest to the frequency (f 0 ) and takes the minimal value.
- the coupling coefficient ( ⁇ ) is varied, a variation of the phase of the input impedance with respect to the fundamental wave frequency (f 0 ) is suppressed.
- the reduction of the power factor can be suppressed and, as a consequence, the power supply size of high-frequency wave alternating current power supply 6 can be made small.
- non-contact power supply device in this embodiment gives a large power factor and a large output electric power as compared with the previously proposed non-contact power supply devices, using Figs. 12 through 14 .
- Fig. 12 shows the characteristics of the power factor with respect to coupling coefficient ⁇ in the non-contact power supply device in the case of this embodiment and in the case of the previously proposed non-contact power supply device.
- a graph a denotes a graph in the case of this embodiment and a graph b denotes a graph in the case of the previously proposed non-contact power supply device.
- the previously proposed non-contact power supply device (a comparative example 1) is a circuit in which a capacitor is connected to the primary winding in parallel to the primary winding and another capacitor is connected to the secondary winding in parallel to the secondary winding and the power factor is viewed from the output side of non-contact power supply section 10.
- the power factor is reduced with respect to the variation in the coupling coefficient.
- the coupling coefficient is varied, the power factor is not varied in the proximity of 1.
- the power factor can be maintained in the proximity of 1 so that the reactive electric power can be suppressed. Consequently, the power supply size of the high-frequency wave alternating current power supply 6 and, in other words, the electrical capacitance (capacity) of voltage type inverter 63 can be suppressed.
- Fig. 13 shows the characteristics of the power factor with respect to coupling coefficient ⁇ in the non-contact power supply device of this embodiment and the previously proposed non-contact power supply device.
- Fig. 14 shows the characteristics of the output power with respect to the coupling coefficient ⁇ in the non-contact power supply device in this embodiment and in the previously proposed non-contact power supply device.
- a graph a denotes the characteristic graph in this embodiment and a graph b denotes the characteristic graph of the previously proposed non-contact power supply device.
- the previously proposed non-contact power supply device (a comparative example 2) shown in Figs. 13 and 14 is a circuit in which a serial capacitor is connected to the primary winding and another serial capacitor is connected to the secondary winding, in the circuit portion of the non-contact power supply section.
- the power factor is not varied in the proximity of 1 with respect to the variation in the coupling coefficient in this embodiment and in comparative example 2.
- the output power of the non-contact power supply section becomes small. That is to say, in comparative example 2, there is often a case where a sufficient output power cannot be obtained even if the power factor is increased.
- the magnitude of input impedance (Zin) becomes large, the output electric power of non-contact power supply section 10 becomes large and the power factor can be maintained at a high state.
- the circuit of non-contact power supply section 10 is not always the circuit shown in Fig. 1 but may be the circuit shown in Figs. 15 , 16 , and 17 unless the above-described conditions are satisfied. That is to say, the conditions are such that the impedance characteristic of Z1 with respect to the frequency has the minimal value in the proximity of the frequency (f 0 ) of the fundamental wave component of high-frequency wave alternating current power supply 6 and the impedance characteristic of Z2 with respect to the frequency has the frequency (f 0 ) between the frequency (f 3 ) nearest to frequency (f 0 ) but takes the maximal value and the frequency (f 2 ) nearest to the frequency (f 0 ) but takes the minimal value.
- the circuit shown in Figs. 15 through 17 may be accepted if the conditions described above are satisfied.
- Figs. 15 through 17 are circuit diagrams of non-contact power supply section 10 related to modifications of the non-contact power supply device according to the present invention.
- the non-contact power supply device 10 in one of the modifications to this embodiment is such that capacitor 102 is serially connected to primary winding 101, capacitor 204 is serially connected to secondary winding 201, and capacitor 205 is connected in parallel to a serial circuit of secondary winding 201 and capacitor 204.
- in another modification to this embodiment is such that, in non-contact power supply section 10, a capacitor 102 is serially connected to primary winding 101, another capacitor 204 is serially connected to secondary winding 201, and a coil 206 is connected in parallel to a serial circuit of secondary winding 206 and capacitor 204.
- Fig. 16 in another modification to this embodiment is such that, in non-contact power supply section 10, a capacitor 102 is serially connected to primary winding 101, another capacitor 204 is serially connected to secondary winding 201, and a coil 206 is connected in parallel to a serial circuit of secondary winding 206 and capacitor 204.
- capacitor 102 is serially connected to primary winding 101
- the serial circuit of capacitor 204 and capacitor 207 is serially connected to secondary winding 201
- capacitor 205 is connected in parallel to the serial circuit of secondary winding 201 and capacitor 204 and connected to a junction point between capacitor 204 and capacitor 207.
- a circuit section at the secondary side of non-contact power supply section 10 includes a plurality of resonance circuits and the characteristic of impedance (Z2) includes a plurality of minimal values
- the frequency which is nearest to fundamental wave frequency (f 0 ) and at which the minimal value is provided is assumed to be f 2 .
- the characteristic of impedance (Z2) includes a plurality of maximal values
- the frequency which is nearest to fundamental wave frequency (f 0 ) and at which a maximal value is provided is assumed to be f 3 .
- the characteristic of impedance (Z2) has the frequency (f 0 ) between the frequency (f 3 ) nearest to the frequency (f 0 ) and providing the maximal value and the frequency (f 2 ) nearest to the frequency (f 0 ) and providing the minimal value.
- Fig. 18(a) shows an absolute value characteristic of the impedance (Z1) of the non-contact power supply section of the non-contact power supply device related to a second preferred embodiment according to the present invention.
- Fig. 18(b) shows another absolute value characteristic of the impedance (Z2) thereof.
- a difference point of the second embodiment from the first embodiment is that the resonance frequency (f 2 ) is set within a range of a half-width value of the resonance frequency (f 1 ).
- the other structures of the second embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment. Thus, the description of the first embodiment is appropriately applied to the description of the second embodiment.
- the fundamental wave frequency (f 0 ) of alternating current power supply 64 is set in the proximity of resonance frequency (f 1 ) at which the minimal value of impedance (Z1) is provided.
- ⁇ f denotes a half-width value of the frequency (f 1 ).
- an absolute value of the impedance of the frequency (f 1 ) is Z1(f 1 )
- frequencies satisfying Z1(f 1 )/2 is f 1a , f 1b .
- the half-width value is calculated as f 1a - f 1b .
- the resonance frequency (f 2 ) at which the minimal value of impedance (Z2) is provided is set within a range of half-width value ( ⁇ f) with resonance frequency (f 1 ) as a center.
- the resonance frequency (f 2 ) is a frequency lower than the resonance frequency (f 3 ) of the impedance (Z2) at which the maximum value is provided.
- electrical capacitance C 1s of capacitor 102 is expressed in the above-described equation 1 from the relationship between resonance frequency (f 1 ) and fundamental wave frequency (f 0 ).
- the fundamental wave frequency (f 0 ) is a frequency lower than resonance frequency (f 3 ).
- the resonance frequency (f 3 ) is the frequency of the resonance circuit of secondary winding (L 2 ) 201 and capacitor (C 2p ) 202.
- electrical capacitance C 2p of capacitor 202 is expressed in the following equation 7. [Equation 7] C 2 p ⁇ L 1 L 2 C 1 p
- the electrical capacitance C 1s of capacitor 102, the electrical capacitance C 2p of capacitor 202, and the electrical capacitance C 2s of capacitor 203 are set to satisfy equations (6) through (8). Therefore, in this embodiment, the phase of input impedance (Zin) at the fundamental wave frequency (f 0 ) can be set to the proximity of zero even if the coupling coefficient ( ⁇ ) is varied. Consequently, the power factor can be maintained at substantially 1 (in the proximity of 1) with respect to the variation of the coupling coefficient ( ⁇ ), the power supply size can be made small, and the capacitance (capacity) of the voltage type inverter can be suppressed.
- the frequency (f 2 ) at which the minimal value of Z2 is provided is set to be within the half-width value of the frequency (f 1 ) at which the minimal value of Z1 is provided.
- the coupling coefficient ( ⁇ ) is varied, the variation of the phase of the input impedance with respect to the fundamental wave frequency (f 0 ) is suppressed.
- the reduction in the power factor can be suppressed and, as a consequence, the power supply size of high-frequency wave alternating current power supply 6 can be reduced.
- the electrical capacitance (C1s) of capacitor 102, the inductance (L1) of primary winding 101, fundamental wave frequency (f 0 ), the electrical capacitance (C 2p ) of capacitor 202, the electrical capacitance (C 2s ) of capacitor 203, and the inductance (L 2 ) of the secondary winding (201) satisfies the conditions shown in the following equations (9) and (10).
- C 1 s 1 L 1 2 ⁇ • f 0 2
- equation (9) is the same as equation (1) and equation (10) can be derived from equations (7) and (8).
- the non-contact power supply device in this embodiment has the larger power factor than the previously proposed non-contact power supply device according to the absolute value characteristic and the phase characteristic of the impedance described above. This feature will be explained using Figs. 19 (a) through 22 .
- Fig. 19(a) shows the absolute value characteristic of the impedance (Z1) of the non-contact power supply section of the non-contact power supply device related to a comparative example 3 different from this embodiment.
- Fig. 19(b) shows the absolute value characteristic of the impedance (Z2) thereof.
- the resonance frequency (f 2 ) is set out of the range of the half-width value of the resonance frequency (f 1 ) and the resonance frequency (f 3 ) is set within the range of the half-width value of the resonance frequency (f 1 ).
- Fig. 20 shows a graph representing the characteristic of the power factor with respect to the coupling coefficient ( ⁇ ) in (the previously proposed) non-contact power supply section 10 that has the characteristics of Figs. 19(a) and 19(b) .
- the power factor is reduced due to the variation in the coupling coefficient.
- Fig. 21(a) shows the absolute value characteristic of the impedance (Z1) of the non-contact power supply section of the non-contact power supply device related to a comparative example 4 and Fig. 21(b) shows the absolute value characteristic of impedance (Z2).
- Fig. 22 shows the graph representing the characteristic of the power factor with respect to the coupling coefficient ( ⁇ ), in non-contact power supply device 10 having the characteristic shown in Fig. 21 .
- the power factor is reduced.
- capacitor 102 corresponds to a first capacitor according to the present invention
- capacitor 202 corresponds to a second capacitor according to the present invention
- capacitor 203 corresponds to a third capacitor according to the present invention.
- Fig. 23 is a circuit diagram representing an equivalent circuit of the non-contact power supply section of the non-contact power supply device in a third preferred embodiment according to the present invention.
- the difference point of the third embodiment from the first embodiment is that, according to the characteristic of a zero (point) of the input impedance (Zin), the circuit structure of the non-contact power supply device is prescribed.
- the other structures in this embodiment is the same as those in the first embodiment. Hence, the description of the first and second embodiments is appropriately applied to the description of the third embodiment).
- a resistor (R) as an equivalent load resistance of load section 7 is connected to the output side of non-contact power supply section 10. Then, on a basis of the circuit shown in Fig. 23 , the impedance characteristic (Zin) viewed from the output side of high-frequency alternating current power supply 6 is Laplace transformed as shown in the following equation (11).
- Fig. 24 is a graph of a pole locus of the impedance characteristic (Zin) expressed in a complex plane.
- Fig. 24 represents representative characteristic roots which give a large influence on the circuit characteristic from among the poles of equation (11). That is to say, Fig. 24 shows a pole and a zero point 1 nearest to an imaginary axis side and a zero point 2 which is a second nearest to the imaginary axis.
- the drive point corresponds to the fundamental wave frequency (f 0 ) of high-frequency wave alternating current power supply 6.
- each of zero point 1 and zero point 2 draws a locus as shown in Fig. 24 .
- zero point 1 is moved to approach to the imaginary axis and zero point 2 is moved away from the imaginary axis.
- zero point 1 and zero point 2 are mutually separated from each other with a middle point of a line connected between zero point 1 and zero point 2 as a center and take a symmetrical locus with respect to the middle point. That is to say, zero point 1 and zero point 2 take a mutually opposite locus accompanied by the variation of the coupling coefficient ( ⁇ ).
- the pole is hardly moved with respect to the variation of the coupling coefficient.
- a first zero point nearest to the imaginary axis (corresponds to zero point 1 in Fig. 24 ) and a second zero point (corresponds to zero point 2 in Fig. 24 ) second nearest to the imaginary axis take a locus of mutually opposite directions accompanied by the variation in the coupling coefficient ( ⁇ ).
- the coupling coefficient ( ⁇ ) is varied, the variation of the phase of the input impedance with respect to fundamental wave frequency (f 0 ) is suppressed so that the reduction in the power factor can be suppressed. Consequently, the power supply size of high-frequency alternating current power supply 6 can be made small.
- Figs. 25a and 25b show absolute value characteristics of the impedance characteristic of the circuit of only the secondary side in the non-contact power supply section of the non-contact power supply device related to a fourth preferred embodiment according to the present invention.
- a difference point of the fourth embodiment from the first embodiment is that an absolute value of the input impedance (Zin) is set in accordance with a frequency band between the resonance frequency (f 2 ) and the resonance frequency (f 3 ).
- the other structures of the fourth embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment and, therefore, the description of the first, second embodiment is applied to the description of the fourth embodiment.
- Figs. 25a and 25b are graphs representing the absolute value characteristics of the impedance of Z2.
- a frequency band (F1) between the resonance frequency (f 2 ) and the resonance frequency (f 3 ) has a narrower frequency band (F1) between the resonance frequency (f 2 ) and the resonance frequency (f 3 ) shown in Fig. 25a than a frequency band (F2) between resonance frequency (f 2 ) and resonance frequency (f 3 ) shown in Fig. 25b .
- F1 and F2 are expressed in an absolute value of a difference between f 2 and f 3 .
- Fig. 26 shows the characteristic of the absolute value of the input impedance (Zin) with respect to the coupling coefficient ( ⁇ ).
- a graph a in Fig. 26 shows the absolute value characteristic of the input impedance when the frequency band is set to F1 and a graph b in Fig. 26 shows the absolute value characteristic of the input impedance (Zin) when the frequency band is set to F2.
- the absolute value of the input impedance (Zin) becomes larger. That is to say, in this embodiment, if a width of the frequency band between the resonance frequency (f 2 ) and the resonance frequency (f 3 ) is set so that the absolute value of the input impedance (Zin) can freely be designed.
- the value of the impedance (Zin) as viewed from the output side of high-frequency alternating current supply 6 is set in accordance with the frequency band between the frequency (f 2 ) at which the minimal value of the impedance (Z2) is provided and the frequency (f 3 ) at which the maximal value of the impedance (Z2) is provided.
- the value of the input impedance (Zin) can be enlarged by adjusting the frequency band.
- the electric power from high-frequency wave alternating current power supply 6 can be supplied to the load side efficiently. Consequently, the power supply size of high-frequency wave alternating current 6 can be made small.
- Fig. 27 shows a circuit diagram of a fifth preferred embodiment of the non-contact power supply section of the non-contact power supply device according to the present invention.
- the circuit structure of non-contact power supply section 10 in this embodiment is different from the first embodiment.
- the other structure of the non-contact power supply device is the same as the first embodiment and the description of the first, second, third, and fourth embodiments will appropriately be applied to the description of the fifth embodiment.
- capacitor 103 is connected in parallel to primary winding 101
- capacitor 104 is serially connected to the parallel circuit of primary winding 101 and capacitor 103
- a capacitor 208 is serially connected to secondary winding 201.
- Fig. 28 shows a graph representing the absolute value characteristic of the impedance (Z1) of the circuit of the primary side.
- the impedance characteristic of Z1 which provides the minimal value at the resonance frequency (f 2 ) and provides the maximal value at the resonance frequency (f 3 ).
- the resonance frequency (f 2 ) is a resonance frequency of the resonance circuit constituted by primary winding 101, capacitor 103, and capacitor 104 and the resonance frequency (f 3 ) is a resonance frequency of the resonance circuit constituted by primary winding 101 and capacitor 103.
- the impedance characteristic of Z1 has the fundamental wave frequency (f 0 ) of high-frequency wave alternating current power supply between the resonance frequency (f 2 ) and the resonance frequency (f 3 ).
- Fig. 29 shows a graph representing an absolute value characteristic of the impedance (Z2) of the circuit of the secondary side with respect to the frequency.
- the impedance characteristic of Z2 with respect to the frequency is such that the frequency (f 0 ) is provided between the frequency (f 3 ) which is nearest to the frequency (f 0 ) and at which the maximal value is provided and the frequency (f 2 ) which is nearest to the frequency (f 0 ) and at which the minimal value is provided and the impedance characteristic with respect to the frequency of Z2 proivides the minimal value in the proximity of the frequency (f 0 ) of the fundamental wave component of alternating current power supply 64.
- the coupling coefficient ( ⁇ ) is varied, the variation of the phase of the input impedance with respect to the fundamental wave frequency (f 0 ) is suppressed. Hence, the reduction of the power factor can be suppressed. Consequently, the power supply size of high-frequency alternating current power supply 6 can be made small.
- the impedance characteristic of Z1 with respect to the frequency has the frequency (f 0 ) between the frequency (f 3 ) nearest to the frequency (f 0 ) and at which the maximal value is provided and the frequency (f 2 ) nearest to the frequency (f 0 ) and at which the minimal value is provided and the impedance characteristic of Z2 with respect to the frequency has the minimal value in the proximity of the frequency (f 0 ) of the fundamental wave component of alternating current power supply 64.
- the coupling coefficient ( ⁇ ) is varied, the variation of the phase of the input impedance with respect to the fundamental wave frequency (f 0 ) is suppressed. Hence, the reduction of the power factor can be suppressed. Consequently, the power supply size of high-frequency alternating current power supply 6 can be made small.
- the circuit shown in Fig. 27 corresponds to a circuit into which the circuit structure other than primary winding 101 of the primary side of the circuit shown in Fig. 6 and the circuit structure other than secondary winding 201 of the secondary side are reversed.
- the condition such that the resonance frequency (f 2 ) of Z2 is set within the range of the half-width value of the resonance frequency (f 1 ) of Z1 may be reversed between the primary side and the secondary side. That is to say, in this embodiment, in the circuit shown in Fig. 27 , the frequency (f 2 ) at which the minimal value is provided is set within the range of the half-width value of the frequency at which the minimal value of Z2 is provided.
- the coupling coefficient ( ⁇ ) is varied, the variation of the phase of the input impedance with respect to the fundamental wave frequency (f 0 ) is suppressed.
- the reduction of the power factor can be suppressed. Consequently, the power supply size of high-frequency alternating current power supply 6 can be made small.
- the non-contact power supply section 10 related to the modification to the fifth preferred embodiment has the circuit structure such that capacity 105 is serially connected to primary winding 101 and capacitor 106 is connected in parallel to a serial circuit of primary winding 101 and capacitor 105. Then, as shown in Fig. 31 , non-contact power supply section 10 related to another modification of the fifth embodiment is such that capacitor 105 is serially connected to primary winding 101, capacitor 106 is connected in parallel to the serial circuit of primary winding 101 and capacitor 105 and a coil 107 is connected to a junction point of capacitor 105 and capacitor 106.
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Description
- The present invention relates to a non-contact power supply device.
- A previously proposed non-contact power supply device in which a serial capacitor is connected to a primary winding driven by means of an alternating current power supply, a parallel capacitor is connected to a secondary winding, and values of these capacitors are set on a basis of a mathematical equation disclosed in
Patent Document 1 described below so that this transformer is substantially equivalent to an ideal transformer is known (Patent Document 1). - However, since the values of these capacitors are set with a prerequisite such that a coupling coefficient between the primary winding and the secondary winding is constant so as to achieve a high efficiency, such a problem that a power factor is reduced in a case where the coupling coefficient is varied.
- Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent No.
4,644,827 - Document
WO 2010/131732 A1 discloses a contactless electricity-supplying device which comprises primary and secondary windings, an impedance characteristic Z1 and an impedance characteristic Z2. Electric power is supplied from the primary winding by an alternating current supply to the secondary winding. The impedance characteristic Z1 is relative to a frequency and has a maximum in a vicinity of a frequency of fundamental wave component.
The impedance characteristic Z2 is relative to the frequency and has the frequency of the fundamental wave component between a frequency that has a maximum nearest to the frequency of the fundamental wave component and a frequency that has a minimum nearest to the frequency of the fundamental wave component. - Document
US 2010/0033156 A1 discloses a non-contact power feeder for supplying power by electromagnetic induction for a primary winding driven by an AC power supply to a secondary winding disposed with an air gap between the primary winding. The feeder further comprises a series capacitor connected in series with one of the primary winding and a the secondary winding. In addition, a parallel capacitor is connected in parallel with the other one of the primary winding and the secondary winding. - It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a non-contact power supply device which suppresses a reduction of the power factor even when the coupling coefficient is varied.
- The object underlying the present invention is achieved by a non-contact power supply device according to
independent claim 1 and alternatively according to independent claim 5. Preferred embodiments are defined in the respective dependent claims. - The above-described object can be achieved by the present invention such that an impedance characteristic of Z1 with respect to a frequency is such that a minimal value is provided in the proximity of a frequency of a fundamental wave component of an alternating current power supply and another impedance characteristic of Z2 with respect to the frequency is such that the frequency of the fundamental wave component of the alternating current power supply is provided between the frequency which is nearest to the frequency of the fundamental wave component and at which a maximal value is provided and the frequency which is nearest to the frequency of the fundamental wave component and at which a minimal value is provided.
- According to the present invention, even if a coupling coefficient is varied, a variation width of a phase of the impedance viewed from an output side of the alternating current power supply with respect to the fundamental wave frequency (f0) is small. As a consequence of this, a reduction in a power factor can be suppressed.
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Fig. 1 is an electrical circuit diagram of a non-contact power supply device in a first preferred embodiment according to the present invention. -
Fig. 2a is a plan view and a perspective view of a primary winding and a secondary winding shown inFig. 1 . -
Fig. 2b is another plan view and another perspective view of the primary winding and the secondary winding shown inFig. 1 . -
Fig. 3 is a graph representing a characteristic of a coupling coefficient with respect to a distance between the primary winding and the secondary winding ofFig. 1 . -
Fig. 4a is a graph explaining a power factor and representing a current characteristic and a voltage characteristic with respect to time. -
Fig. 4b is a graph explaining the power factor and representing an electric power characteristic with respect to time. -
Fig. 5a is a graph explaining the power factor and representing the electric power characteristic with respect to time. -
Fig. 5b is a graph explaining the power factor and representing the current characteristic and the voltage characteristic with respect to time. -
Fig. 6 is a circuit diagram of a non-contact power supply section shown inFig. 1 . -
Fig. 7 is a circuit diagram of an equivalent circuit of a primary side circuit of the non-contact power supply section shown inFig. 1 . -
Fig. 8 is a graph representing an absolute value characteristic of an impedance (Z1) of only the primary side in the non-contact power supply section shown inFig. 1 . -
Fig. 9 is a circuit diagram of an equivalent circuit representing a secondary side circuit of the non-contact power supply section shown inFig. 1 . -
Fig. 10 is a graph representing an absolute value characteristic of an impedance (Z2) only of the secondary side in the non-contact power supply section shown inFig. 1 . -
Fig. 11a is a graph representing an absolute characteristic of an input impedance (Zin) with respect to a frequency in the non-contact power supply section shown inFig. 1 . -
Fig. 11b is a graph representing a phase characteristic of the input impedance (Zin) with respect to a frequency in the non-contact power supply section shown inFig. 1 . -
Fig. 12 is a graph representing a characteristic of the power factor with respect to a coupling coefficient κ of the non-contact power supply device in a comparative example and of the non-contact power supply device shown inFig. 1 . -
Fig. 13 is a characteristic graph of the power factor with respect to coupling coefficient κ in the comparative example of the non-contact power supply device and the non-contact power supply device shown inFig. 1 . -
Fig. 14 is a characteristic graph of an output power with respect to coupling coefficient κ in a first comparative example of the non-contact power supply device and the non-contact power supply device shown inFig. 1 . -
Fig. 15 is a circuit diagram of the non-contact power supply section of a modification of the non-contact power supply device shown inFig. 1 . -
Fig. 16 is a circuit diagram of the non-contact power supply section of another modification of the non-contact power supply device shown inFig. 1 . -
Fig. 17 is a circuit diagram of the non-contact power supply section of a still another modification of the non-contact power supply device shown inFig. 1 . -
Figs. 18(a) and 18(b) are graphs representing impedance characteristics of the non-contact power supply section of the non-contact power supply device related to a second preferred embodiment according to the present invention,Fig. 18(a) being a graph representing an absolute valve characteristic of an impedance (Z1) only of the primary side andFig. 18(b) being a graph representing an absolute value characteristic of an impedance (Z2) only of the secondary side. -
Figs. 19(a) and 19(b) are graphs representing impedance characteristics of the non-contact power supply section of the non-contact power supply device related to a second comparative example to the second embodiment,Fig. 19(a) being a graph representing the absolute valve characteristic of an impedance (Z1) only of the primary side andFig. 18(b) being a graph representing the absolute characteristic of an impedance (Z2) only of the secondary side. -
Fig. 20 is a characteristic graph representing the characteristic of the power factor with respect to coupling coefficient κ in the non-contact power supply device in the second comparative example. -
Fig. 21 is a characteristic graph of the power factor with respect to coupling coefficient κ in the non-contact power supply device related to the second comparative example,Fig. 21(a) being a graph of the absolute value characteristic of the impedance (Z1) only of the primary side andFig. 21(b) being a graph of the absolute value characteristic of the impedance (Z2) only of the secondary side. -
Fig. 22 is a characteristic graph representing the power factor with respect to coupling coefficient κ in the second comparative example. -
Fig. 23 is a circuit diagram representing an equivalent circuit of the non-contact power supply section in the non-contact power supply device in a third preferred embodiment according to the present invention. -
Fig. 24 is a characteristic graph of impedance (Zin) of the non-contact power supply section shown inFig. 23 in a complex plane. -
Fig. 25a is a characteristic graph representing an absolute value characteristic of the impedance of a circuit of only the secondary side in the non-contact power supply section of the non-contact power supply device related to a fourth preferred embodiment according to the present invention. -
Fig. 25b is a characteristic graph representing an absolute value characteristic of the impedance of a circuit of only the secondary side in the non-contact power supply section of the non-contact power supply device related to the fourth preferred embodiment according to the present invention. -
Fig. 26 is a characteristic graph representing the absolute value characteristic of input impedance (Zin) with respect to the coupling coefficient in the non-contact power supply device related to the fourth preferred embodiment. -
Fig. 27 is a circuit diagram representing the non-contact power supply section of the non-contact power supply device in a fifth preferred embodiment according to the present invention. -
Fig. 28 is a graph representing an absolute value characteristic of the impedance (Z1) of only the primary side in the non-contact power supply section shown inFig. 27 . -
Fig. 29 is a graph representing an absolute value characteristic of the impedance (Z2) only at the secondary side in the non-contact power supply device shown inFig. 27 . -
Fig. 30 is a circuit diagram of the non-contact power supply device related to a modification of the non-contact power supply device shown inFig. 27 . -
Fig. 31 is a circuit diagram of the non-contact power supply device related to another modification of the non-contact power supply device shown inFig. 27 . - Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described on a basis of drawings.
- As an example of a non-contact power supply device in the preferred embodiment, the non-contact power supply device used together with a vehicle battery and a power load of an electric automotive vehicle or so forth will be described below.
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Fig. 1 shows an electrical circuit diagram of a non-contact power supply device in a first preferred embodiment. The non-contact power supply device in this embodiment includes: a high-frequency alternatingcurrent power supply 6; a non-contact (or contactless)power supply section 10 performing a non-contact (contactless) power supply for an electric power outputted from high-frequency alternatingcurrent power supply 6; and aload section 7 to which an electric power is supplied by means of non-contactpower supply section 10. - High-frequency alternating
current power supply 6 includes: a three-phase alternatingcurrent power supply 64; arectifier 61 rectifying a three-phase alternating current into a direct current; and avoltage type inverter 63 connected to rectifier 61 to inversely convert the rectified current to a high-frequency electric power.
Rectifier 61 connected so that three of diode rays in parallel to one another, one dioderay being diodes ray being diodes ray being diodes 61e, 61f. An intermediate point of each ray is connected to an output of three phase alternatingcurrent power supply 64.Voltage type inverter 63 includes; a serial circuit of aswitching element 63a having a a power transistor such as a MOSFET and a inversely connected diode, the serial circuit of switchingelement 63b; and another serial circuit of another switchingelement 63b having the power transistor such as a MOSFET and an inversely connected diode, a second serial circuit of the switchingelement 63c having the power transistor such as the MOSFET and the diode; and another serial circuit having the same connection diagram with switchingelement 61d and the inversely connected diode.
Voltage type inverter 63 is connected to rectifier 61 via a smoothingcapacitor 62. An intermediate connection point between switchingelements elements transmission circuit section 100 which is a primary side of non-contactpower supply device 10.Voltage type inverter 63 supplies the alternating current electric power to non-contactpower supply section 100 having an alternating current power of approximately several kHz through 100 kHz. - Non-contact
power supply section 10 includes: a powertransmitting circuit section 100 which is an input of a transformer; and apower receiving section 200 which is an output side of the transformer.Power transmission circuit 100 includes: a primary winding 101 and a capacitor (C1s) 102 connected in parallel to secondary winding 201; and another capacitor (C2s) 203 serially connected to a parallel circuit of secondary winding 201 andcapacitor 202. -
Load section 7 includes: a rectifyingsection 71 which rectifies the alternating current electric power supplied by means of non-contactpower supply section 10 to the direct current; and aload 72 connected to rectifyingsection 71.
Rectifyingsection 71 is arranged such that a serial circuit ofdiodes other diodes receiving circuit section 200.
Then, the output ofrectifier 71 is connected to load 72. - Next,
Figs. 2 and3 are used to explain a case where the non-contact power supply device shown inFig. 1 is prepared at the vehicle and at a parking lot of the vehicle and to explain a relationship between a coupling coefficient (κ) between primary winding 101 and secondary winding 201. - In this embodiment,
power receiving section 200 including secondary winding 200 andload section 7 are, for example, installed in the vehicle and powertransmission circuit section 100 including primary winding 101 and high-frequency wave alternatingcurrent power supply 6 are, for example, installed on a parking lot as an earth side.
In a case of the electrical automotive vehicle,load section 72 corresponds to, for example, a secondary cell. Secondary winding 201 is, for example, equipped in a chassis of the vehicle. Then, a driver of the vehicle parks on the parking lot such that secondary winding 201 becomes an upper part of primary winding 101 so that the electric power is supplied from primary winding 101 to secondary winding 201 and the secondary cell included inload 72 is charged. -
Figs. 2a and2b are a plan view of primary winding 101 and secondary winding 201 and a perspective view of primary winding 101 and secondary winding 201. InFigs. 2a and2b , X axis and Y axis are plane surface direction of primary winding of primary winding 101 and secondary winding 201 and Z axis denotes a height direction. InFigs. 2a and2b , a) shows the plan view of primary winding 101 and secondary winding 201, b) shows the perspective view of secondary winding 201, and c) shows the perspective view of primary winding 101.
It should be noted that, for explanation purposes, both of primary winding and secondary winding are circular and the mutually same shape. However, it is not always necessary to form these shapes in the circular shape. It is not always necessary to form the same shapes as primary winding 101 and secondary winding 201. - As shown in
Fig. 2a , the vehicle may be parked on the parking lot so that secondary winding 201 is made coincident with primary winding 101 in the X axis direction and the Y axis direction in the X axis and Y axis directions. Depending upon a skill of the vehicle driver, as shown inFig. 2b , a relative position may often be deviated in the plane direction. In addition, since the height of the vehicle is different from a kind of the vehicle, a height between primary winding 101 and secondary winding 201 is different from the height of the vehicle. -
Fig. 3 shows a variation of a coupling coefficient with respect to secondary winding 201 in the X axis (Y axis) and Z axis directions shown inFigs. 2a and2b .
As shown inFig. 3 , in a case where a center of primary winding 101 and the center of secondary winding 201 are made coincident with each other, a leakage of magnetic flux between primary winding 101 and secondary winding 201 is small so that the value of X axis inFig. 3 corresponds to zero and coupling coefficient κ becomes large.
On the other hand, as shown in 2b with respect toFig. 2a , in a case where the positions between primary winding 101 and secondary winding 201 are deviated in X axis direction, the leakage of magnetic flux is increased and, as shown inFig. 3 , coupling coefficient κ becomes decreased.
In addition, if the deviation in the Z axis direction (height) of primary winding 101 and secondary winding 201 is increased, coupling coefficient κ becomes decreased. - Incidentally, in the non-contact electric power supply device adopted in a charging of a cordless electrical equipment such as an electric toothbrush or electric shaver and the charging of a portable handy phone is not relatively moved between primary winding 101 and secondary winding 201 so that, as described above, the variation of the coupling coefficient is not be supposed. Therefore, with coupling coefficient (κ) fixed as a prerequisite, under a specific coupling coefficient (κ), the power factor is increased so that the electric power is efficiently supplied to power
receiving circuit section 200. To achieve this, capacitors and inductors included inpower transmission circuit 100 andpower receiving section 200 are circuit designed. - Hereinafter, the power factor in the non-contact power supply device shown in
Fig. 1 will be described usingFig. 4 .
Fig. 4a shows a current characteristic with respect to time and a voltage characteristic with respect to time. A graph a denotes a voltage characteristic. A graph b denotes a current characteristic when the power factor is 0.85 with respect to the voltage characteristic of graph a. A graph c denotes a current characteristic in a case where the power factor is set to 0.5 with respect to the voltage characteristic of graph a. It should be noted that the current characteristics of graph b and graph c are waveforms in which only the phases are different with the mutually same amplitudes. In addition,Fig. 4b shows an electric power characteristic with respect to time, a1 inFig. 4b being an instantaneous power characteristic when the power factor is set to 0.85 and shows the electric power characteristic of taking a product between a voltage of graph a inFig. 4a and a current of graph b inFig. 4a . Graph b1 is a characteristic graph of an instantaneous electric power characteristic when the power factor is 0.5 and an electric power waveform of a product taken between the voltage in graph a inFig. 4a and the current of graph c. Graph b2 is an average electric power characteristic when the power factor is set to 0.5. - In
Fig. 4b , a negative part of the instantaneous electric power corresponds to an electric power not consumed byload 72. In order to increase an effective electric power consumed byload 72, the negative part of the instantaneous electric power may be reduced. When comparing between graph a1 and graph b1, the reactive power when the power factor is set to 0.85 is smaller than the reactive power when the power factor is set to 0.5. Then, when comparing graph a2 with graph b2, an average electric power when the power factor is set to 0.85 is higher than the average electric power in a case where the power factor is set to 0.6. That is to say, the magnitudes of the input current to non-contactpower supply section 10 and the input voltage to non-contactpower supply section 10 are the same, the larger power factor can make the effective electric power larger. - Next, a relationship between the power factor and a power supply size of high-frequency alternating
current power supply 6 will be described below with reference toFigs. 5a and5b .
Fig. 5a shows characteristics of the instantaneous electric power and the average electric power with respect to time. A graph a1 shows the characteristic of the instantaneous electric power in a case where power factor is set to 0.85. A graph a2 shows the characteristic of the average electric power in a case where the power factor is set to 0.85. A graph b1 denotes the current characteristic in a case where the power factor is set to 0.5 with respect to the voltage characteristic of graph a. It should be noted that, even in a case ofFig. 5b , the average electric power in a case where the power factor is set to 0.85 and the average electric power in a case where the power factor is set to 0.5 are mutually the same. - As shown in
Fig. 5b , in order to provide the same average electric power, it is necessary to make the electric power in a case where the power factor is set to 0.5 is larger than the electric power in a case where the power factor is set to 0.85. Then, the power supply size (namely, a capacity) of high-frequency alternatingcurrent power supply 6 is calculated as voltage X current. The current in a case where the power factor is set to 0.5 is larger than the current in a case where the power factor is set to 0.85. Hence, the power supply size in a case where the power factor is set to 0.5 is larger than the power supply size in a case where the power factor is set to 0.85. Hence, by increasing the power factor, a small sizing of the power supply size can be achieved. - That is to say, this embodiment can, as will be described hereinbelow, provide the non-contact power supply device which suppresses the reduction in the power factor even in a case where the coupling coefficient (κ) is varied.
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Fig. 6 is a circuit block diagram of non-contactpower supply section 10 of the non-contact power supply device in this embodiment. A left side ofFig. 6 corresponds to an input side and the alternating current power supply side and a right side ofFig. 6 corresponds to an output side and theload 72 side. Suppose now that an inductance of primary winding is L1, an inductance of secondary winding 201 is L2, an electrical capacitance ofcapacitor 102 is C2s, an electrical capacitance ofcapacitor 202 is C2p, and an electrical capacitance ofcapacitor 203 is C2s. - In this embodiment, conditions of magnitudes of inductances of primary winding 101 and secondary winding 201 and magnitudes of capacitances of
capacitors - First, electrical capacitance C1s of
capacitor 102 will be described usingFig. 7. Fig. 7 shows a primary side (a transmission side) circuit from among the circuit ofFig. 6 and Z1 is the impedance of only the primary side viewed from alternating currentpower supply side 64 when the coupling coefficient (κ) is set to zero. - As shown in
Fig. 7 , the coupling coefficient (κ) between primary winding 101 and secondary winding 201 is zeroed (κ = 0). The circuit at the primary side includes the resonance circuit by means of primary winding 101 and secondary winding 201 and the resonance frequency of the resonance circuit gives f1. In addition, the impedance characteristic (Z1) is circuit designed to provide a minimal value at resonance frequency (f1). Fundamental wave frequency (f0) of alternatingcurrent power supply 64 is predetermined in accordance with the power supply used for the non-contact power supply
device. Then, the resonance frequency (f1) is the resonance frequency of a resonance circuit between primary winding (L1) 101 and capacitor (C1s) 102 and is set in the proximity of the fundamental wave frequency (f0). Therefore, the fundamental wave frequency (f0), the inductance (L1), and the electrical capacitance (C1s) satisfying these conditions can be expressed in the following equation (1).
[Equation 1] - Next,
Fig. 8 shows an impedance characteristic of the circuit only at the primary side ofFig. 7 .Fig, 8 shows a graph representing an absolute value characteristic of the impedance at the primary side circuit with respect to the frequency. - The resonance frequency (f1) of the impedance (Z1) corresponds to a frequency at which a minimal value of the impedance characteristic indicates. As shown in
Fig. 8 , the fundamental wave frequency (f0) is located in the proximity of resonance frequency (f1) and circuit designed to satisfy the condition ofequation 1. Thus, since, in non-contactpower supply section 10, a required current to receive the electric power from the alternatingcurrent power supply 64 side can be suppressed to be low, an electric power efficiency can be increased. - Next, an electrical capacitance C2p of
capacitor 202 and an electrical capacitance C2s ofcapacitor 203 will be explained usingFig. 9 .
Fig.9 shows a parallel circuit between secondary winding 201 andcapacitor 202 from among a secondary side (receiving side) circuit and Z2 denotes an impedance of only the secondary side viewed from theload side 72 when the coupling coefficient (κ) is zeroed (zero value). - As shown in
Fig. 9 , suppose that the coupling coefficient (κ) between primary winding 101 and secondary winding 201 = 0. The circuit at the secondary side includes: a first resonance circuit having secondary winding 201 andcapacitor 202; and a second resonancecircuit having capacitor 202 andcapacitor 203. Then, suppose that the resonance frequency of the first resonance circuit is f3, the resonance frequency of the second resonance circuit is f2, the resonance frequency (f3) is higher than the resonance frequency (f2). Then, the circuit design is set such that the impedance characteristic (Z2) provides the resonance frequency (f2) with the minimal value and the resonance frequency (f3) with the maximal value. Then, fundamental wave frequency (f0), the resonance frequency (f2), and the resonance frequency (f3), satisfying these conditions, are expressed in the following equation (2).
[Equation 2] -
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- An absolute value characteristic of the impedance of the circuit at the secondary side of
Fig. 9 is shown inFig. 10 . It should be noted that the impedance characteristic ofFig. 10 shows the absolute value characteristic graph of the impedance of Z2. As shown inFig. 10 , the impedance characteristic of Z2 provides the minimal value at the resonance frequency (f2) and provides the maximal value at the resonance frequency (f3). - That is to say, in this embodiment, the absolute value characteristic of impedance (Z2) is such that the minimal value is provided at the resonance frequency (f2) and the maximal value is provided at the resonance frequency (f3). Then, under the condition satisfying equation (5), the circuit design is carried out.
- The absolute value characteristic and the phase characteristic of the input impedance in this embodiment which is circuit designed as described above will be explained using
Figs. 11a and11b .Fig. 11a shows an input impedance (Zin) characteristic with respect to the frequency in non-contactpower supply section 10 andFig. 11b shows a phase (ψ) characteristic with respect to the frequency therein.
It should be noted that the input impedance is the impedance of non-contactpower supply section 10 as viewed from alternatingcurrent power supply 64 side in a case of a predetermined coupling coefficient (κ).
Graphs a inFigs. 11a and11b denote the characteristics in a case of the coupling coefficient of (κ1), graphs b inFigs. 11a and11b denote the characteristics in a case of the coupling coefficient of (κ2), graph c denotes the characteristic in a case of the coupling coefficient of (κ3). It should be noted that the value of κ1 is a largest, the value of κ2 is the second largest, and the value of κ3 is a smallest. - As shown in
Fig. 11a , even if the coupling coefficient (κ) is varied, the input impedance (Zin) takes the maximal value at the fundamental wave frequency so that the input impedance at the fundamental wave frequency can be made large. In addition, as shown inFig. 11b , even if the coupling coefficient (κ) is varied, the phase characteristic is approximately zero degree at the fundamental wave frequency. Therefore, even if the coupling coefficient (κ) is varied, the power factor can be maintained in the proximity of 1. - As described above, in this embodiment, the impedance characteristic of Z1 with respect to the frequency has the minimal value in the proximity of the frequency (f0) of the fundamental wave component of alternating
current power supply 64 and the impedance characteristic of Z2 with respect to the frequency has the frequency (f0) between the frequency (f3) which is nearest to frequency (f0) and takes the maximal value and has the frequency (f2) which is nearest to the frequency (f0) and takes the minimal value. Thus, even in a case where the coupling coefficient (κ) is varied, a variation of the phase of the input impedance with respect to the fundamental wave frequency (f0) is suppressed. Hence, the reduction of the power factor can be suppressed and, as a consequence, the power supply size of high-frequency wave alternatingcurrent power supply 6 can be made small. - Hereinafter, an explanation will be made in that non-contact power supply device in this embodiment gives a large power factor and a large output electric power as compared with the previously proposed non-contact power supply devices, using
Figs. 12 through 14 . -
Fig. 12 shows the characteristics of the power factor with respect to coupling coefficient κ in the non-contact power supply device in the case of this embodiment and in the case of the previously proposed non-contact power supply device. A graph a denotes a graph in the case of this embodiment and a graph b denotes a graph in the case of the previously proposed non-contact power supply device.
It should be noted that the previously proposed non-contact power supply device (a comparative example 1) is a circuit in which a capacitor is connected to the primary winding in parallel to the primary winding and another capacitor is connected to the secondary winding in parallel to the secondary winding and the power factor is viewed from the output side of non-contactpower supply section 10. - In comparative example 1, the power factor is reduced with respect to the variation in the coupling coefficient. On the other hand, in this embodiment, although the coupling coefficient is varied, the power factor is not varied in the proximity of 1. Thus, in this embodiment, the power factor can be maintained in the proximity of 1 so that the reactive electric power can be suppressed. Consequently, the power supply size of the high-frequency wave alternating
current power supply 6 and, in other words, the electrical capacitance (capacity) ofvoltage type inverter 63 can be suppressed. -
Fig. 13 shows the characteristics of the power factor with respect to coupling coefficient κ in the non-contact power supply device of this embodiment and the previously proposed non-contact power supply device.
Fig. 14 shows the characteristics of the output power with respect to the coupling coefficient κ in the non-contact power supply device in this embodiment and in the previously proposed non-contact power supply device.
A graph a denotes the characteristic graph in this embodiment and a graph b denotes the characteristic graph of the previously proposed non-contact power supply device. It should be noted that the previously proposed non-contact power supply device (a comparative example 2) shown inFigs. 13 and14 is a circuit in which a serial capacitor is connected to the primary winding and another serial capacitor is connected to the secondary winding, in the circuit portion of the non-contact power supply section. - As shown in
Fig. 13 , the power factor is not varied in the proximity of 1 with respect to the variation in the coupling coefficient in this embodiment and in comparative example 2. However, as shown inFig. 14 , in comparative example 2, since the voltage type inverter is driven, the output power of the non-contact power supply section becomes small. That is to say, in comparative example 2, there is often a case where a sufficient output power cannot be obtained even if the power factor is increased. On the other hand, in this embodiment, since the magnitude of input impedance (Zin) becomes large, the output electric power of non-contactpower supply section 10 becomes large and the power factor can be maintained at a high state. - It should be noted that the circuit of non-contact
power supply section 10 is not always the circuit shown inFig. 1 but may be the circuit shown inFigs. 15 ,16 , and17 unless the above-described conditions are satisfied. That is to say, the conditions are such that the impedance characteristic of Z1 with respect to the frequency has the minimal value in the proximity of the frequency (f0) of the fundamental wave component of high-frequency wave alternatingcurrent power supply 6 and the impedance characteristic of Z2 with respect to the frequency has the frequency (f0) between the frequency (f3) nearest to frequency (f0) but takes the maximal value and the frequency (f2) nearest to the frequency (f0) but takes the minimal value.
For example, the circuit shown inFigs. 15 through 17 may be accepted if the conditions described above are satisfied.Figs. 15 through 17 are circuit diagrams of non-contactpower supply section 10 related to modifications of the non-contact power supply device according to the present invention. - As shown in
Fig. 15 , the non-contactpower supply device 10 in one of the modifications to this embodiment is such thatcapacitor 102 is serially connected to primary winding 101,capacitor 204 is serially connected to secondary winding 201, andcapacitor 205 is connected in parallel to a serial circuit of secondary winding 201 andcapacitor 204. In addition, as shown inFig. 16 , in another modification to this embodiment is such that, in non-contactpower supply section 10, acapacitor 102 is serially connected to primary winding 101, anothercapacitor 204 is serially connected to secondary winding 201, and acoil 206 is connected in parallel to a serial circuit of secondary winding 206 andcapacitor 204. In addition, as shown inFig. 17 , in non-contactpower supply section 10 in a still another modification to this embodiment,capacitor 102 is serially connected to primary winding 101, the serial circuit ofcapacitor 204 andcapacitor 207 is serially connected to secondary winding 201,capacitor 205 is connected in parallel to the serial circuit of secondary winding 201 andcapacitor 204 and connected to a junction point betweencapacitor 204 andcapacitor 207. - It should be noted that, in a case where a circuit section at the secondary side of non-contact
power supply section 10 includes a plurality of resonance circuits and the characteristic of impedance (Z2) includes a plurality of minimal values, the frequency which is nearest to fundamental wave frequency (f0) and at which the minimal value is provided is assumed to be f2. Similarly, in a case where the characteristic of impedance (Z2) includes a plurality of maximal values, the frequency which is nearest to fundamental wave frequency (f0) and at which a maximal value is provided is assumed to be f3. That is to say, the characteristic of impedance (Z2) has the frequency (f0) between the frequency (f3) nearest to the frequency (f0) and providing the maximal value and the frequency (f2) nearest to the frequency (f0) and providing the minimal value. -
Fig. 18(a) shows an absolute value characteristic of the impedance (Z1) of the non-contact power supply section of the non-contact power supply device related to a second preferred embodiment according to the present invention. -
Fig. 18(b) shows another absolute value characteristic of the impedance (Z2) thereof. A difference point of the second embodiment from the first embodiment is that the resonance frequency (f2) is set within a range of a half-width value of the resonance frequency (f1). The other structures of the second embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment. Thus, the description of the first embodiment is appropriately applied to the description of the second embodiment. - As shown in
Fig. 18 (a) , the fundamental wave frequency (f0) of alternatingcurrent power supply 64 is set in the proximity of resonance frequency (f1) at which the minimal value of impedance (Z1) is provided. Δf denotes a half-width value of the frequency (f1). Suppose that an absolute value of the impedance of the frequency (f1) is Z1(f1), frequencies satisfying Z1(f1)/2 is f1a, f1b.
The half-width value is calculated as f1a- f1b.
Then, the half-width value (Δf) is expressed in the following equation using the inductance (L1) of primary winding 101 and a winding resistance (r) of primary winding 101.
[Equation 6] - As shown in
Fig. 18 (b) , the resonance frequency (f2) at which the minimal value of impedance (Z2) is provided is set within a range of half-width value (Δf) with resonance frequency (f1) as a center. In addition, the resonance frequency (f2) is a frequency lower than the resonance frequency (f3) of the impedance (Z2) at which the maximum value is provided. - Next, electrical capacitance C1s of
capacitor 102, electrical capacitance C2p ofcapacitor 202, and electrical capacitance C2b ofcapacitor 203 will be described below. Electrical capacitance C1s ofcapacitor 102 is expressed in the above-describedequation 1 from the relationship between resonance frequency (f1) and fundamental wave frequency (f0). - The fundamental wave frequency (f0) is a frequency lower than resonance frequency (f3). The resonance frequency (f3) is the frequency of the resonance circuit of secondary winding (L2) 201 and capacitor (C2p) 202. Hence, electrical capacitance C2p of
capacitor 202 is expressed in thefollowing equation 7.
[Equation 7] - Then, since the resonance frequency (f2) is set within the range of the half-width value (Δf) of the resonance frequency (f1), f2 = f1. Since the resonance frequency (f2) is the frequency of the resonance circuit comprising the secondary winding (L2), the capacitor (C2p) 202, and the capacitor (C2s) 203, the electrical capacitance of
capacitor 203 is expressed in the following equation (8).
[Equation 8] - That is to say, the electrical capacitance C1s of
capacitor 102, the electrical capacitance C2p ofcapacitor 202, and the electrical capacitance C2s ofcapacitor 203 are set to satisfy equations (6) through (8). Therefore, in this embodiment, the phase of input impedance (Zin) at the fundamental wave frequency (f0) can be set to the proximity of zero even if the coupling coefficient (κ) is varied.
Consequently, the power factor can be maintained at substantially 1 (in the proximity of 1) with respect to the variation of the coupling coefficient (κ), the power supply size can be made small, and the capacitance (capacity) of the voltage type inverter can be suppressed. - As described above, in this embodiment, the frequency (f2) at which the minimal value of Z2 is provided is set to be within the half-width value of the frequency (f1) at which the minimal value of Z1 is provided. Thus, even if the coupling coefficient (κ) is varied, the variation of the phase of the input impedance with respect to the fundamental wave frequency (f0) is suppressed. The reduction in the power factor can be suppressed and, as a consequence, the power supply size of high-frequency wave alternating
current power supply 6 can be reduced. - In addition, in this embodiment, the electrical capacitance (C1s) of
capacitor 102, the inductance (L1) of primary winding 101, fundamental wave frequency (f0), the electrical capacitance (C2p) ofcapacitor 202, the electrical capacitance (C2s) ofcapacitor 203, and the inductance (L2) of the secondary winding (201) satisfies the conditions shown in the following equations (9) and (10).
[Equation 9]
[Equation 10] - Thus, even in a case where the coupling coefficient (κ) is varied, the variation of the phase of the input impedance with respect to fundamental wave frequency (f0) is suppressed so that the reduction of the power factor can be suppressed. Consequently, the power supply size of high frequency alternating
current power supply 6 can be made small. It should be noted that equation (9) is the same as equation (1) and equation (10) can be derived from equations (7) and (8). - Hereinafter, the non-contact power supply device in this embodiment has the larger power factor than the previously proposed non-contact power supply device according to the absolute value characteristic and the phase characteristic of the impedance described above. This feature will be explained using
Figs. 19 (a) through 22 . -
Fig. 19(a) shows the absolute value characteristic of the impedance (Z1) of the non-contact power supply section of the non-contact power supply device related to a comparative example 3 different from this embodiment.Fig. 19(b) shows the absolute value characteristic of the impedance (Z2) thereof.
In comparative example 3, as is different from this embodiment, the resonance frequency (f2) is set out of the range of the half-width value of the resonance frequency (f1) and the resonance frequency (f3) is set within the range of the half-width value of the resonance frequency (f1). -
Fig. 20 shows a graph representing the characteristic of the power factor with respect to the coupling coefficient (κ) in (the previously proposed) non-contactpower supply section 10 that has the characteristics ofFigs. 19(a) and 19(b) . As shown inFig. 20 , in comparative example 3, the power factor is reduced due to the variation in the coupling coefficient. -
Fig. 21(a) shows the absolute value characteristic of the impedance (Z1) of the non-contact power supply section of the non-contact power supply device related to a comparative example 4 andFig. 21(b) shows the absolute value characteristic of impedance (Z2). -
Fig. 22 shows the graph representing the characteristic of the power factor with respect to the coupling coefficient (κ), in non-contactpower supply device 10 having the characteristic shown inFig. 21 . As shown inFig. 22 , in comparative example 4, with respect to the variation in the coupling coefficient (κ), the power factor is reduced. - That is to say, as described in comparative example 3 and comparative example 4, in a case where the resonance frequency (f2) is set without the range of the half-width value of the resonance frequency (f1), the power factor is reduced but, in this embodiment, the resonance frequency (f2) is set within the range of the half-width value of the resonance frequency (f1). Hence, the reduction of the power factor with respect to the variation of the coupling coefficient (κ) can be suppressed.
- It should be noted that above-described
capacitor 102 corresponds to a first capacitor according to the present invention,capacitor 202 corresponds to a second capacitor according to the present invention, andcapacitor 203 corresponds to a third capacitor according to the present invention. -
Fig. 23 is a circuit diagram representing an equivalent circuit of the non-contact power supply section of the non-contact power supply device in a third preferred embodiment according to the present invention.
The difference point of the third embodiment from the first embodiment is that, according to the characteristic of a zero (point) of the input impedance (Zin), the circuit structure of the non-contact power supply device is prescribed. The other structures in this embodiment is the same as those in the first embodiment. Hence, the description of the first and second embodiments is appropriately applied to the description of the third embodiment). - As shown in
Fig. 23 , a resistor (R) as an equivalent load resistance ofload section 7 is connected to the output side of non-contactpower supply section 10. Then, on a basis of the circuit shown inFig. 23 , the impedance characteristic (Zin) viewed from the output side of high-frequency alternatingcurrent power supply 6 is Laplace transformed as shown in the following equation (11). -
- If a representative root approximation is carried out for the impedance characteristic using a root near to an imaginary axis which gives a large influence on the circuit characteristic, the impedance characteristic (Zin) can be approximated to an
equation 13.
[Equation 13] -
Fig. 24 is a graph of a pole locus of the impedance characteristic (Zin) expressed in a complex plane.Fig. 24 represents representative characteristic roots which give a large influence on the circuit characteristic from among the poles of equation (11). That is to say,Fig. 24 shows a pole and a zeropoint 1 nearest to an imaginary axis side and a zeropoint 2 which is a second nearest to the imaginary axis. It should be noted that the drive point corresponds to the fundamental wave frequency (f0) of high-frequency wave alternatingcurrent power supply 6. - When coupling coefficient κ between primary winding 101 and secondary winding 201 is increased from the proximity of 0 (in
Fig. 24 , 0 corresponds to " small "), each of zeropoint 1 and zeropoint 2 draws a locus as shown inFig. 24 . Together with the increase in the coupling coefficient, zeropoint 1 is moved to approach to the imaginary axis and zeropoint 2 is moved away from the imaginary axis. In other words, inFig. 24 , zeropoint 1 and zeropoint 2 are mutually separated from each other with a middle point of a line connected between zeropoint 1 and zeropoint 2 as a center and take a symmetrical locus with respect to the middle point. That is to say, zeropoint 1 and zeropoint 2 take a mutually opposite locus accompanied by the variation of the coupling coefficient (κ). In addition, the pole is hardly moved with respect to the variation of the coupling coefficient. - As described above, in a case where, in this embodiment, the impedance characteristic (Zin) of the circuit shown in
Fig. 23 is expressed in the complex plane, a first zero point nearest to the imaginary axis (corresponds to zeropoint 1 inFig. 24 ) and a second zero point (corresponds to zeropoint 2 inFig. 24 ) second nearest to the imaginary axis take a locus of mutually opposite directions accompanied by the variation in the coupling coefficient (κ). Thus, even in a case where the coupling coefficient (κ) is varied, the variation of the phase of the input impedance with respect to fundamental wave frequency (f0) is suppressed so that the reduction in the power factor can be suppressed.
Consequently, the power supply size of high-frequency alternatingcurrent power supply 6 can be made small. -
Figs. 25a and25b show absolute value characteristics of the impedance characteristic of the circuit of only the secondary side in the non-contact power supply section of the non-contact power supply device related to a fourth preferred embodiment according to the present invention. A difference point of the fourth embodiment from the first embodiment is that an absolute value of the input impedance (Zin) is set in accordance with a frequency band between the resonance frequency (f2) and the resonance frequency (f3). The other structures of the fourth embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment and, therefore, the description of the first, second embodiment is applied to the description of the fourth embodiment. -
Figs. 25a and25b are graphs representing the absolute value characteristics of the impedance of Z2. A frequency band (F1) between the resonance frequency (f2) and the resonance frequency (f3) has a narrower frequency band (F1) between the resonance frequency (f2) and the resonance frequency (f3) shown inFig. 25a than a frequency band (F2) between resonance frequency (f2) and resonance frequency (f3) shown inFig. 25b . It should be noted that F1 and F2 are expressed in an absolute value of a difference between f2 and f3. -
Fig. 26 shows the characteristic of the absolute value of the input impedance (Zin) with respect to the coupling coefficient (κ). A graph a inFig. 26 shows the absolute value characteristic of the input impedance when the frequency band is set to F1 and a graph b inFig. 26 shows the absolute value characteristic of the input impedance (Zin) when the frequency band is set to F2.
As shown inFig. 26 , as the frequency band (width) between the resonance frequency (f2) and the resonance frequency (f3) becomes narrower, the absolute value of the input impedance (Zin) becomes larger. That is to say, in this embodiment, if a width of the frequency band between the resonance frequency (f2) and the resonance frequency (f3) is set so that the absolute value of the input impedance (Zin) can freely be designed. - As described above, in this embodiment, the value of the impedance (Zin) as viewed from the output side of high-frequency alternating
current supply 6 is set in accordance with the frequency band between the frequency (f2) at which the minimal value of the impedance (Z2) is provided and the frequency (f3) at which the maximal value of the impedance (Z2) is provided. Thus, the value of the input impedance (Zin) can be enlarged by adjusting the frequency band.
Hence, the electric power from high-frequency wave alternatingcurrent power supply 6 can be supplied to the load side efficiently. Consequently, the power supply size of high-frequency wave alternating current 6 can be made small. -
Fig. 27 shows a circuit diagram of a fifth preferred embodiment of the non-contact power supply section of the non-contact power supply device according to the present invention.
The circuit structure of non-contactpower supply section 10 in this embodiment is different from the first embodiment. The other structure of the non-contact power supply device is the same as the first embodiment and the description of the first, second, third, and fourth embodiments will appropriately be applied to the description of the fifth embodiment. - As shown in
Fig. 27 ,capacitor 103 is connected in parallel to primary winding 101,capacitor 104 is serially connected to the parallel circuit of primary winding 101 andcapacitor 103, and acapacitor 208 is serially connected to secondary winding 201. - The impedance characteristic of the circuit only of the primary side of the circuit shown in
Fig. 27 is shown inFig. 28. Fig. 28 shows a graph representing the absolute value characteristic of the impedance (Z1) of the circuit of the primary side. - As shown in
Fig. 28 , the impedance characteristic of Z1 which provides the minimal value at the resonance frequency (f2) and provides the maximal value at the resonance frequency (f3). The resonance frequency (f2) is a resonance frequency of the resonance circuit constituted by primary winding 101,capacitor 103, andcapacitor 104 and the resonance frequency (f3) is a resonance frequency of the resonance circuit constituted by primary winding 101 andcapacitor 103. Then, in this embodiment, the impedance characteristic of Z1 has the fundamental wave frequency (f0) of high-frequency wave alternating current power supply between the resonance frequency (f2) and the resonance frequency (f3). - The impedance characteristic of the circuit only of the secondary side of the circuit in
Fig. 27 is shown inFig. 29. Fig. 29 shows a graph representing an absolute value characteristic of the impedance (Z2) of the circuit of the secondary side with respect to the frequency. - As shown in
Fig. 29 , the impedance characteristic of Z2 with respect to the frequency, in this embodiment, is such that the frequency (f0) is provided between the frequency (f3) which is nearest to the frequency (f0) and at which the maximal value is provided and the frequency (f2) which is nearest to the frequency (f0) and at which the minimal value is provided and the impedance characteristic with respect to the frequency of Z2 proivides the minimal value in the proximity of the frequency (f0) of the fundamental wave component of alternatingcurrent power supply 64.
Thus, even if the coupling coefficient (κ) is varied, the variation of the phase of the input impedance with respect to the fundamental wave frequency (f0) is suppressed. Hence, the reduction of the power factor can be suppressed. Consequently, the power supply size of high-frequency alternatingcurrent power supply 6 can be made small. - As described above, in this embodiment, the impedance characteristic of Z1 with respect to the frequency has the frequency (f0) between the frequency (f3) nearest to the frequency (f0) and at which the maximal value is provided and the frequency (f2) nearest to the frequency (f0) and at which the minimal value is provided and the impedance characteristic of Z2 with respect to the frequency has the minimal value in the proximity of the frequency (f0) of the fundamental wave component of alternating
current power supply 64. Thus, even if the coupling coefficient (κ) is varied, the variation of the phase of the input impedance with respect to the fundamental wave frequency (f0) is suppressed. Hence, the reduction of the power factor can be suppressed. Consequently, the power supply size of high-frequency alternatingcurrent power supply 6 can be made small. - It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the circuit shown in
Fig. 27 corresponds to a circuit into which the circuit structure other than primary winding 101 of the primary side of the circuit shown inFig. 6 and the circuit structure other than secondary winding 201 of the secondary side are reversed. Thus, the condition such that the resonance frequency (f2) of Z2 is set within the range of the half-width value of the resonance frequency (f1) of Z1 may be reversed between the primary side and the secondary side. That is to say, in this embodiment, in the circuit shown inFig. 27 , the frequency (f2) at which the minimal value is provided is set within the range of the half-width value of the frequency at which the minimal value of Z2 is provided. Thus, even if the coupling coefficient (κ) is varied, the variation of the phase of the input impedance with respect to the fundamental wave frequency (f0) is suppressed. Thus, the reduction of the power factor can be suppressed. Consequently, the power supply size of high-frequency alternatingcurrent power supply 6 can be made small. - It should be noted that it is not always necessary to realize the circuit of non-contact
power supply section 10 by the circuit shown inFig. 27 . Only if the conditions such that the impedance characteristic of Z1 with respect to the frequency has the frequency (f0) between the frequency (f3) nearest to the frequency (f0) and at which the maximal value is provided and the frequency (f2) nearest to the frequency (f0) and at which the minimal value is provided and the impedance characteristic of Z2 with respect to the frequency has the minimal value in the proximity of the frequency (f0) of the fundamental wave component of alternatingcurrent power supply 64 are satisfied, the circuit shown inFigs. 30 and31 may be accepted.Figs. 30 and31 are circuit diagrams of modifications to the fifth embodiment of non-contactpower supply section 10 of the non-contact power supply device. - As shown in
Fig.30 , the non-contactpower supply section 10 related to the modification to the fifth preferred embodiment has the circuit structure such thatcapacity 105 is serially connected to primary winding 101 andcapacitor 106 is connected in parallel to a serial circuit of primary winding 101 andcapacitor 105. Then, as shown inFig. 31 , non-contactpower supply section 10 related to another modification of the fifth embodiment is such thatcapacitor 105 is serially connected to primary winding 101,capacitor 106 is connected in parallel to the serial circuit of primary winding 101 andcapacitor 105 and acoil 107 is connected to a junction point ofcapacitor 105 andcapacitor 106.
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- A non-contact power supply device (10),
comprising:- a primary winding (101); and- a secondary winding (201) adapted to receive electric power from an alternating current power supply (6) via the primary winding (101),wherein:- an impedance characteristic of Z1 with respect to a frequency is such that an extremum is provided in the proximity of a frequency (f0) of a fundamental wave component of the alternating current power supply (6) and- another impedance characteristic of Z2 with respect to the frequency is such that the frequency (f0) of the fundamental wave component is provided between another frequency (f2) which is nearest to the frequency (f0) of the fundamental wave component and at which a minimal value is provided and still another frequency (f3) which is nearest to the frequency of the fundamental wave component and at which a maximal value is provided,- Z1 denotes the impedance of only a primary side viewed from an output side of the alternating current power supply (6), with a coupling coefficient (κ) between the primary winding and the secondary winding zero value,- Z2 denotes the impedance of only a secondary side viewed from a load side (7) connected to the secondary winding (201), with the coupling coefficient (κ) between the primary winding and the secondary winding zero value,characterized in that- the impedance characteristic of Z1 with respect to the frequency is such that a minimal value is provided as said extremum in the proximity of the frequency (f0) of the fundamental wave component of the alternating current power supply (6) and- the frequency (f2) of Z2 at which the minimal value is provided is set within a half-value width (Δf) of the frequency (f1) of Z1 at which the minimal value is provided. - The non-contact power supply device (10) as claimed in claim 1,
characterized in
that the non-contact power supply device (10) has such a circuit structure that a first capacitor (102) is serially connected to the primary winding (101) and a third capacitor (203) is serially connected to a parallel circuit of the secondary winding (201) and the second capacitor (202) and satisfies the following conditions: - The non-contact power supply device (10) as claimed in any one of the preceding claims ,
characterized in
that the non-contact power supply device (10) has such a circuit structure that a first capacitor (102) is serially connected to the primary winding (101), the third capacitor (203) is serially connected to a parallel circuit of the secondary winding (201) and the second capacitor (202), and, in a case where an impedance characteristic (Zin) viewed from an output side of the alternating current power supply (6) is represented on a complex plane (Fig. 24), a first zero point (ZERO POINT 1) nearest to an imaginary axis (Im) and a second zero point (ZERO POINT 2) second nearest to the imaginary axis (Im) take mutually opposite loci accompanied by a variation in a coupling coefficient (κ) between the primary winding (101) and the secondary winding (201). - The non-contact power supply device (10) as claimed in any one of the preceding claims,
characterized in
that a value of the impedance (Zin) viewed from the output side of the alternating current power supply (6) is set in accordance with a frequency band between the frequency (f2) at which Z2 provides the minimal value and the frequency (f3) at which Z2 provides the maximal value. - A non-contact power supply device (10),
comprising:- a primary winding (101); and- a secondary winding (201) adapted to receive electric power from an alternating current power supply (6) via the primary winding (101),wherein:- an impedance characteristic of Z1 with respect to a frequency is such that a frequency (f0) of a fundamental wave component of the alternating current power supply (6) is provided between another frequency (f3) which is nearest to the frequency (f0) of the fundamental wave component and at which a maximal value is provided and still another frequency (f2) which is nearest to the frequency (f0) of the fundamental wave component and at which a minimal value is provided,- an impedance characteristic of Z2 with respect to a frequency is such that an extremum is provided in the proximity of the frequency (f0) of the fundamental wave component,- Z1 denotes the impedance of only a primary side viewed from an output side of the alternating current power supply (6), with a coupling coefficient between the primary winding and the secondary winding zero value, and- Z2 denotes the impedance of only a secondary side viewed from a load side connected to the secondary winding (201) with the coupling coefficient between the primary winding and the secondary winding zero value,characterized in that- the impedance characteristic of Z2 with respect to the frequency is such that a minimal value is provided as said extremum in the proximity of the frequency (f0) of the fundamental wave component of the alternating current power supply (6) and- the frequency (f2) at which Z1 provides the minimal value is set within a half-value width of the frequency (f1) at which Z2 provides the minimal value.
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